Ex-Rentboy.com employees avoid U.S. charges for promoting prostitution
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors are dropping charges against six former employees of the male escort website Rentboy.com who were accused of promoting prostitution, in a case that has outraged gay and civil rights activists, court papers filed We…
University of Texas reluctantly to allow guns in classrooms
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The University of Texas president approved plans on Wednesday that would allow for licensed concealed handgun holders to bring pistols into classrooms, saying he has been forced to do so under a new law approved by the state’s…
New York jail guard pleads guilty in connection with veteran’s death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A guard at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex pleaded guilty on Wednesday to falsifying records by indicating that she had checked on a mentally ill, homeless Marine Corps veteran who died in a cell in which the heat reache…
Washington DC quadruple-murder suspect indicted on 20 counts
(Reuters) – A man charged in the deaths of a wealthy Washington businessman, his wife, 10-year-old son and housekeeper was indicted on Wednesday by a grand jury on 20 felony charges including first-degree murder, burglary, kidnapping and arson, federal…
Massachusetts senator’s office raided amid ethics probe
BOSTON (Reuters) – Federal agents on Wednesday raided the private office of a Massachusetts state senator who is the subject of an ethics inquiry after reports that he received free dry cleaning, an FBI spokeswoman said, but it was not known if the two…
Indiana man suspected of killing family members shot himself: police
(Reuters) – An Indiana man suspected of killing his niece and her young son on Wednesday shot himself to death in an Indianapolis hotel room after a manhunt, according to police and the Indianapolis Star.
FBI finds trench of human feces at cultural site on Oregon refuge
(Reuters) – The FBI said it has found a trench of human feces and a road excavated on or next to a sensitive cultural site with artifacts at the Oregon wildlife refuge where armed men staged a standoff with authorities, according to court records filed…
Accused Massachusetts hospital hacker rescued in boat off Cuba
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man charged with orchestrating a hacking attack into a Boston hospital’s network two years ago was arrested on Wednesday after he was rescued from a small boat adrift near Cuba, federal prosecutors said.
New Jersey takes sports betting argument to full appeals court
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Federal appeals judges on Wednesday scrutinized New Jersey’s 2014 law allowing sports betting, peppering lawyers during oral arguments with questions about the state’s latest attempt to legalize the activity by partially repeal…
North Dakota has ‘big concern’ with hedge funds buying oil assets
(Reuters) – North Dakota’s energy regulator said on Wednesday he is worried about hedge funds and other investment groups buying oil assets in the state and conducts background checks on potential acquirers.
